Kasuang, Aka

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection features interviews with Puroik elders and cultivators from five villages in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh: Byale, Surung Kasuang, Mechidu, Mecha and Byaluom. These five villages are situated in two water basins, formed by rivers Kamyang and Katchiye, both tributaries of the Katoie river (or Kameng river) in western Arunachal Pradesh. These recordings document the ethnobotanical knowledge and life histories of elders, and the oral history of the tribe. The oral history of the...

Summary OH-008-19-1a In this recording, Aka Kasuang is preparing Metchi salik, which is Puroik for chips of the stem of the Palm, that will be used as fodder for goats and pigs. At first the constant sawing sound is the sound of the machete against the stem to create small pieces of the stem. He goes on to tell the Puroik words for the activity associated with felling the Palm stems, of chipping the stem for fodder, of opening the leaf sheaths and preparing the stem for use. He shares that his...

Scope and Contents The collection features interviews with Puroik elders and cultivators from five villages in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh: Byale, Surung Kasuang, Mechidu, Mecha and Byaluom. These five villages are situated in two water basins, formed by rivers Kamyang and Katchiye, both tributaries of the Katoie river (or Kameng river) in western Arunachal Pradesh. These recordings document the ethnobotanical knowledge and life histories of elders, and the oral history of the tribe. The oral history of the...